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Part One: F451

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Montag's uniform is brandished with this mythical creature:

a)

cyclops

b)

phoenix

c)

centaur

d)

dragon

2.

Montag meets Clarisse while on his way _____.

a)

to a fire

b)

to Beatty's house

c)

home

d)

to McDonald's

3.

How old is Montag?

a)

20

b)

25

c)

30

d)

35

4.

For how long has Montag been a fireman?

a)

5 years

b)

15 years

c)

20 years

d)

10 years

5.

Mildred overdoses on:

a)

alcohol

b)

Prozac

c)

Ritalin

d)

sleeping pills

6.

Which of the following does Mildred NOT use as a means of escape?

a)

pills

b)

radio

c)

television

d)

knitting

7.

_____ of the walls in the Montag living room are television screens.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.

What happens when the fire team chops into an old woman's home and find her books?

a)

They brutally beat her and then set her books ablaze.

b)

She has a heart attack and dies.

c)

The woman strikes a match on the kerosene-soaked pile of books and dies.

d)

The firemen each take one of the books before setting them on fire.

9.

Which word best describes Montag after the events at the old woman's home?

a)

sickened

b)

overjoyed

c)

terrified

d)

ecstatic

10.

Clarisse is killed by _____.

a)

The Hound

b)

a car

c)

Captain Beatty

d)

The police

11.

After Beatty leaves his house, Montag _____ his books.

a)

burns

b)

reads

c)

throws away

d)

admires

12.

The Mechanical Hound tracks down its prey by its __________?

a)

address

b)

height and weight

c)

looks

d)

chemical complex

13.

What important question does Clarisse ask Montag at the beginning of the novel?

a)

"Will you protect me?"

b)

"Are you a criminal?"

c)

"Are you happy?"

d)

"How long can you keep doing this?"

14.

Which character has a t.v. family?

a)

Guy

b)

Beatty

c)

Clarisse

d)

Mildred

15.

How does Mildred react when Montag tells her about the sleeping pills?

a)

She is terrified.

b)

She cries hysterically.

c)

She does not believe him.

d)

She faints.

16.

When Clarisse McClellan was first introduced, she was doing something that many people in this society consider “abnormal.” What was she doing?

a)

watching the parlor walls

b)

reading books

c)

walking at night

d)

going to the fun park with friends

17.

What do the firemen do if one of their own “accidentally” steals a book?

a)

They are fired.

b)

Their house is burned.

c)

They allow it to be kept for 24 hours and then they come and burn it.

d)

They firemen are the only people who are allowed to have books. They are not punished.

18.

Why are there no longer front porches in this society?

a)

They do not want to encourage people to talk to each other.

b)

There are only back porches.

c)

When the parlors became popular, front porches were banished.

d)

People were hiding their books under their front porches so society was rid of them.

19.

When do the alarms for the firemen typically sound?

a)

afternoon

b)

anytime

c)

at night

d)

none of the above

20.

Clarisse says her uncle was arrested for being a ______________.

a)

thinker

b)

teacher

c)

pedestrian

d)

reader

21.

When Montag enters his room in the beginning of the book, it's described as ALL of the following EXCEPT:

a)

tomb-world

b)

sunlight

c)

complete darkness

d)

mausoleum

22.

What does Montag steal from the lady's house and put under his pillow?

a)

music

b)

lighter

c)

book

d)

flowers

23.
Why did Montag decide to be a fireman?
a)
he needed money to support Mildred
b)
he failed at becoming a policeman
c)
his dad and grandpa were firemen 
d)
he wasn't smart enough to do anything else
24.
Where are the books hidden at Montags house?
a)
cabinet
b)
tv room
c)
vents
d)
under his bed
25.
What is the significance of the title "Fahrenheit 451"?
a)
It is the average temperature at which a fire burns
b)
It is the temp at which paper ignites and burns
c)
It is the temp at which the robot dog torches books
d)
The 451 represents the 451 people who were killed for reading 
26.

What happens to the old woman who lives in the house with books?

a)

She is taken to an insane asylum

b)

She is arrested

c)

She sets herself and the house on fire

d)

She is accidentally killed by the Mechanical Hound

27.
What happens to Montag as a result of meeting Clarisse?
a)
He considers leaving his wife
b)
He starts to notice what's missing in his life
c)
He decides he no longer wants to be a firefighter
d)
He becomes more committed to extinguishing books
28.
What realization does Montag come to regarding his wife Mildred?
a)
She understands what he's going through
b)
She is far more intelligent than Clarisse
c)
He doesn't like her
d)
He doesn't really know her
29.
How do the firemen know which houses have books in them?
a)
The books all have bar codes on the back cover; these can be read for up to one mile
b)
They conduct random searches
c)
Neighbors, family members, and friends become informants and tell the authorities
d)
The Mechanical Hound is programmed to smell them out
30.
What were parlor walls?
a)
They were a kind of surround television with which the audience could interact.
b)
They were portable partitions that could be repositioned to create a variety of living spaces.
c)
They were hidden microphones that could monitor conversations.
d)
They were barricades that separated one neighborhood from another.
31.

Who said it:

“There must be something in books, things we can’t imagine , to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there.”

a)

Clarisse

b)

Montag

c)

Mildred

d)

Beatty

32.

Who said it?

“Oh, just my mother and father and uncle sitting around, talking. It’s like being a pedestrian only rarer. My uncle was arrested another time—did I tell you?—for being a pedestrian. Oh, we’re most peculiar.”

a)

Clarisse

b)

Montag

c)

Mildred

d)

Beatty

33.

Who said it?

“My uncle told me once, that a long time ago, houses used to burn by accident and they needed fireman to stop the flames.”

a)

Clarisse

b)

Montag

c)

Mildred

d)

Beatty

34.

Who said it?

“What—was it always like this? The firehouse, our work? I mean, well, once upon a time…”

a)

Clarisse

b)

Montag

c)

Mildred

d)

Beatty

35.

Who said it?

“Well, this is a play comes on the wall-to-wall circuit in ten minutes. They mailed me my part this morning…They write the script with one part missing. It’s a new idea. The homemaker, that’s me, is the missing part.”

a)

Clarisse

b)

Montag

c)

Mildred

d)

Beatty

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